William stokes



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W. STOKES.

Necktie Shield. v No. 243,086. Patented June 21,1881;

NVEN 'mr= n illioww b'tufigug UNITED STATES WILLIAM STOKES,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO FISK, CLARK &

FLAGG, OFSAME PLACE.

NEC KTIE-SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,036, dated June 21, 1881.

Application filed April 18, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM S'roKEs, a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pins or Stabbers for Scarf- Shields; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,'clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the stabber or needle which is attached to the shield or stiffening-piece of made-up scarfs, for the purpose of securing the free end of the neck-band; and it has for its object causing the pin to project from the edge of the shield in the center of its thickness, instead of upon one side or the other thereof, so as to obviate the wear of the lining of the shield over the needle, which occurs when the needle is secured exteriorly thereon.

It consists in inserting the head of the needle into a recess cut in the edge of the shield, and in supporting and confining it within this recess, with its point projecting beyond the edge of the shield, by means of two thin me tallic leaves passing through an extended slot in its head, and which, being folded back on each side of the slot, will close down upon and embrace the body of the shield on each side of the recess. The needle is thus suspended and secured centrally within the recess by the projecting leaves, forming flanges on each side thereof, andthese are fastened in place by the lining with which the shield is thereafter covered.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the needle detached, showing the formation of the eye or extended slot in its head. Fig. 2 is a view of one of the thin plates or leaves made to be inserted in the eye of the needle. Fig. 3 illustrates one of the thin plates inserted in the eye of the needle, Fig. 4 representing the plate folded over, and Fig. 5 the needle with both of its leaves inserted and folded over. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the shield, showing the recess out in its edge to receive the needle; and Fig. 7 illustrates the needle when inserted into the recess and se- 'dle to be attached thereto.

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cured by the metallic plate or leaves inserted through its eye and clamping theedges of the recess. Figs. 1 to 5 are drawn upon an enlarged scale.

A is the shield of a made-up scarf. It may be of any desired shape or size. B is the neo- This needle B has a narrow extended slot or eye punched through its head, which is flattened for the purpose. 0 O are thin metallic plates, cut out in substantially the form shown in Fig. 2viz., with onehalf, a', of less width than the other half, y, so as to leave thereby central ofisets, d d, Fig. 2, on the two opposite edges of the plate. The width of the narrowest half of the plate is such as to pass readily through the eye of the needle, its passage being arrested by the shoulders or offsets d d, as shown in Fig. 3.

In securing the needle to the shield the narrower portions of two of the thin plates 0 G are inserted through the eye of the needle and folded over, as shown in Fig. 5. The head of the needle is then slipped into an extended A, the body of the shield passing in between the opposite leaves, 00 y, of the folded plates, which, being pressed down upon the shield, will clamp it and fasten the needle in its place. The needle is prevented from slipping out from the recess by pasting a strip of muslin or paper upon or over the edge of the shield on each side of the needle, or, otherwise, by the lining of the shield when pasted .down thereon in the customary manner.

The plates 0 O are so thin as that, lying flat uponthe surface of the shield, their thickness is scarcely appreciable when covered by a linin g, and the needle itself, being embraced and inclosed within the thickness of the material composing the shield, is entirely concealed.

Although I desire to avoid the projection upon theface of the shield ordinarily produced by securing-the needle exteriorly thereon, I contemplate using the plates 0 O or their equivalents in securing the needle upon the outer surface of the shield, when so desired. In such case the ends of the plates 0 0 upon one side of the needle are passed through a narrow slot cut in the shield to correspond recess, E, Fig. 6, cut in the edge of the shield with the eye of the needle, and are folded over from each other upon the opposite side of the shield.

I contemplate the substitution of bent wires for the solid plates 0 O as an equivalent for the same.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A slotted needle, in combination with a scarf-shield or stiffening-piece, and with retaining strips passed through the slot in the needle and bent to bear upon the shield, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. A needle provided with a slotted head, in combination with metallic strips inserted in 15 the slot of the head and bent or doubled, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two sub- 29 scribing witnesses.

WILLIAM STOKES.

\Vitnesses HENRY K. THOMAS, J. F. AGKER, Jr. 

